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Academic Performance Evaluation for

BCOM/BIB

Students

What are we going to cover today?

What is APE?

How is APE Calculated?Outcomes of APEAcademic SuccessResources Available

Academic Performance Evaluation (APE)

The annual assessment of your academic performance –

based on number of credits completed (pass or fail). You must meet the minimum CGPA requirement each year to remain and continue in BIB.

When Is APE Calculated?

An annual assessment of your performance happens after winter term.

In early June, decision is posted in your Carleton Central account under Student Records/myProgress (APE).Courses taken in summer fall and winter are used in APE calculation.

Outcomes of APE Evaluation

The possible outcomes of the evaluation include:

Good Standing (GS): CGPA requirements are metContinue in BIBAcademic Warning (AW): below the CGPA requirement by no more than 1.0-point. Continue in BIB for at least one more yearContinue in Alternate (CA): below the CGPA requirement by more than 1.0-point OR was previously AW and did not meet the required CGPA

Removed from

BIB

Statistics from Winter

2016

APE for first year BIB students

The

majority of

students

received good standing!

Good Standing 32

No Decision

(less than 4.0

cr

attempted) 7

Continue in Alternate 8

Academic Warning 9

APE Calculation: Background

Courses carry different credit value:

0.5

cr

(one term)

1.0

cr

(typically two terms, or

language

courses)

Letter Grades get converted to a 12 point scale

Points are used to calculate your CGPA

APE: Letter Grades to

Points

Percent %

Grade

Point

90 – 100 A+ 12

85 – 89 A 11

80 – 84 A- 10

77 – 79 B+ 9

73 – 76 B 8

70 – 72 B- 7

Percent %

Grade

Point

67 – 69 C+ 6

63 – 66 C 5

60 – 62 C- 4

57 – 59 D+ 353 – 56 D 250 – 52 D- 10 – 49 F 0

APE: Types of CGPA

’

s

Overall

Major

Concentration

Core (Language, BIB)

Minor

APE:

Overall, Major and Core

CGPAOverall CGPA includes all courses counting in your degree program (20.0 credits)

Good grades help!

(B- or higher)

Bad

grades hurt!

(C or lower)

CGPA Component

Credits

Overall

20.0

Major

12.5

Electives

3.5

Core (Language)

4.0

BIB

Calculation

of Overall CGPA (with failures)Course Grade Credit Value Grade PointsBUSI 1004 A 0.5 (11*0.5) 5.5

BUSI 1005

B-

0.5

3.5

BUSI

1701

C

0.5

2.5

ECON 1000

B

1.0

8.0

MATH 1009

F

0.5

0.0

19.5SPAN 1110 C 1.0 5.0SPAN 2110 C 1.0

5

.0

5.0

29.5

Overall

CGPA:

29.5/5.0 = 5.90Major CGPA: 19.5/3.0 = 6.50Core CGPA: 10.0/2.0 = 5.00

BIB

APE

minimum CGPA for good standing

I’m Concerned about APE: HELP!!!

Attend every class

Active participationMeet deadlinesStay on top of readingsAsk for help when needed

I’m Concerned about APE: HELP!!!

Talk to

our Student Success Officer or Sprott Advisor in 710 DTConsider withdrawing from a course if you’re not doing well. Discuss with your professor and advisor.

Last day to withdraw for fall term is

Dec

9

th

.

Retake the course in the winter.

Sometimes

waiting until summer is too late!

Discuss this with your advisor.

NOTE

: If you repeat a course, the grade in the 2nd attempt counts - for better or worse!

Academic Success –

Support

Student Academic and Career Development Services (302 Tory)

General Advising, degree changes

Centre for Student Academic Support (4

th

Floor Library)

4

Bookable

study rooms

Learning Support Services in the Library.

10

Tips Series

for how to improve different aspects of your educational and cognitive skills

.

Academic Skills

workshops online and in person

Student Academic and Career Development Services (SACDS)

Academic Success – Support @ Sprott

http://

sprott.carleton.ca/students/undergraduate/support-services/student-success/

Student Success Officer, 710DT

Tiffany Douglas

Meet with Tiffany to discuss your Sprott experiences and identify where you may want to develop new skills for academic success

Get connected with the various Sprott student groups that can help you network with classmates

Learn all about the various academic support resources available if you’re having a tough time with a course or with meeting university academic expectations as a whole

Book an appointment by emailing

Tiffany.Douglas@Carleton.ca

Or just stop by 710DT during regular office hours!

Academic

Advisors, 710DT

Cindy

Halden

, BCom Advisor

Melissa Staddon, BCom Advisor

Lorna Unger, BIB Advisor

Plan to meet with

Melissa, Cindy, or Lorna at

least

once per year

to review your program requirements and your progress in

Bcom

/BIB.

If you cannot meet in person, we can assist you by email:

ugadvisor@

sprott.carleton.ca

Drop-in hours:

Refer to

http://sprott.carleton.ca/students/undergraduate/support-services/academic-advising

/

for current advising hours.

Change of Concentration

Carleton Portal (Carleton Central)

Student Online Applications/change of program elementsBefore completing 14 credits, must be in Good StandingNote that a 2nd concentration cannot be declared for BIBSpeak to BIB academic advisor

Associate Dean (Undergraduate Studies)

Dr.

Howard Nemiroff

Office: 710 Dunton Tower

See Dr.

Nemiroff if

you have any issues or concerns regarding your academic program.

If you need to make an appointment, please

contact Sarah Koch, Undergraduate Administrator, sarah.koch

@carleton.ca.